Corrine Hall (left) with Lora Turnham |
Then today, what made me take even more notice of the paracycling was when Corrine Hall piloted Lora Turnham to gold in the Women's B 3,000m individual pursuit. I am so pleased for both of them.
What is amazing is how I remember Corrine as teenager who would regularly turn up at the local track sessions at Herne Hill velodrome. Even back then Corrine was a strong rider who would regularly zoom past me and many others in the sprint races despite the organisers giving us a 100m head start! Corrine was pretty handy at cyclo cross as well and would regularly lap a sizeable chunk of the field. Other riders in Corrine's age group who were equally strong went on to try and get onto the Olympics development squad at British Cycling with varying degrees of success. What I admire about Corrine was she took a different route by training to become a pilot for blind/partially sighted riders.
What is amazing is how I remember Corrine as teenager who would regularly turn up at the local track sessions at Herne Hill velodrome. Even back then Corrine was a strong rider who would regularly zoom past me and many others in the sprint races despite the organisers giving us a 100m head start! Corrine was pretty handy at cyclo cross as well and would regularly lap a sizeable chunk of the field. Other riders in Corrine's age group who were equally strong went on to try and get onto the Olympics development squad at British Cycling with varying degrees of success. What I admire about Corrine was she took a different route by training to become a pilot for blind/partially sighted riders.
So she has now got her just reward for being not only an incredibly strong and dedicated athlete, but also for the altruism she displayed in women's cycling. Congratulations Corrine!
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